The 2014 Heartland Championship was the ninth edition of the Heartland Championship, a rugby union competition involving the twelve amateur rugby unions in New Zealand. The tournament involved a round-robin stage in which the twelve teams played eight games each and then the top four advanced to the Meads Cup semifinals, while fifth to eighth advanced to the Lochore Cup semifinals. In both of these knockout stages the top seeds (first and fifth) played at home against the lowest seeds (fourth and eighth), the second highest seeds (second and sixth) played at home against the third highest seeds (third and seventh) and the final had the higher seed play at home against the lower seed.
| Date | 23 August 2014–26 October 2014[1] |
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| Countries |  New Zealand |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mid Canterbury (Meads Cup)  Wanganui (Lochore Cup) |
| Runner-up | .png){kind=small} Buller (Meads Cup)  North Otago (Lochore Cup) |
← 2013 2015 → | |
Teams edit
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Locations of teams in the 2014 Heartland Championship
The 2014 Heartland Championship will be contested by the following teams.
| Team | Super Rugby partner | Hometown | Home stadium | Capacity[2] | |
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Buller | Crusaders | Westport | Victoria Square | 5,000 |
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East Coast | Hurricanes | Ruatoria | Whakarua Park | 3,000 |
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Horowhenua-Kapiti | Hurricanes | Levin | Levin Domain | 6,500 |
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King Country | Chiefs | Taupō | Owen Delany Park | 20,000 |
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Mid Canterbury | Crusaders | Ashburton | Ashburton Showgrounds | 5,000 |
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North Otago | Highlanders | Oamaru | Whitestone Contracting Stadium | 7,000 |
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Poverty Bay | Hurricanes | Gisborne | More FM Rugby Park | 18,000 |
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South Canterbury | Crusaders | Timaru | Fraser Park | 12,000 |
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Thames Valley | Chiefs | Paeroa | Paeroa Domain | 3,000 |
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Wairarapa Bush | Hurricanes | Masterton | Trust House Memorial Park | 10,000 |
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Wanganui | Hurricanes | Wanganui | Cooks Gardens | 15,000 |
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West Coast | Crusaders | Greymouth | Rugby Park | 6,000 |
Pre-season edit
Two Heartland Championship teams, Thames Valley and Mid Canterbury, challenged Counties Manukau for the Ranfurly Shield in two matches that took place in at Counties Manukau's home ground, ECOLight Stadium in Pukekohe.[1][3]
| 2 July 2014 | Counties Manukau 
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68 – 0 | Thames Valley
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ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe | ||
| 18:00 (NZST) | Try: Page (3) Vaipulu (2) Hancy Pulu Ropati Graham Penalty try Con: Page (6/10) Pen: Page (2/2) |
Report | Cards: MacDonald |
| 9 July 2014 | Counties Manukau
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46 – 10 | Mid Canterbury
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ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe | ||
| 18:00 (NZST) | Try: Hyatt (2) Page Vaipulu Tu'ugafasi Pulu Muirhead Con: Page (4/6) Pen: Page (1/1) |
Report | Try: Sharpe Con: Williams Pen: Williams |
Standings edit
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts |
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| 1 | Buller
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 145 | +137 | 5 | 0 | 37 |
| 2 | Poverty Bay
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 231 | 168 | +63 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
| 3 | Mid Canterbury
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 258 | 139 | +119 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | Horowhenua-Kapiti
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8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 121 | +48 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | King Country
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 176 | +20 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | South Canterbury
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8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 202 | 165 | +37 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | North Otago
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8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 155 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Wanganui
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8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 203 | 194 | +9 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Thames Valley
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 139 | 135 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | West Coast
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 163 | 232 | -69 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Wairarapa Bush
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 151 | 238 | -87 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | East Coast
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 67 | 367 | -300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meads Cup, Heartland Championship and ITM Cup Championship qualification | |
| Lochore Cup qualification |
In the case of a two-team tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:
- (1) the winner of the round robin match between the two provinces; then
- (2) highest point difference; then
- (3) most tries scored; then
- (4) a coin toss.
In the caseof a three-team or more tie on points the ranking of teams is decided by:
- (1) the province with the most wins against other tied provinces in the Round Robin; then
- (2) if two teams remain tied they shall be ranked according to the criteria listed above, but if more than two teams remain tied, they shall be ranked according to criteria (2) to (4) only.
Round by round edit
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Points scorers edit
| Overall points scorers | ||||||
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| Player | Team | Total | Details | |||
| Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop goals | |||
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Updated: 10 June 2014
Regular season edit
The schedule of fixtures was released on 3 April 2014.[1]
Round 1 edit
| 23 August 2014 | King Country
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32-13 | Wairarapa Bush
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Owen Delany Park, Taupo | ||
| 14:00 (NZST) |
| 23 August 2014 | Mid Canterbury
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52-27 | West Coast
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Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 23 August 2014 | Poverty Bay
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52-12 | East Coast
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More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 23 August 2014 | South Canterbury
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31-18 | Wanganui
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Fraser Park, Timaru | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 23 August 2014 | Buller
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17-9 | North Otago
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Victoria Square, Westport | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 23 August 2014 | Horowhenua-Kapiti
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19-19 | Thames Valley
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Horowhenua Community Trust Levin Domain, Levin | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
Round 2 edit
| 30 August 2014 | Wairarapa Bush
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23-23 | Mid Canterbury
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Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton | ||
| 13:30 (NZST) |
| 30 August 2014 | Thames Valley
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15-10 | King Country
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Boyd Park, Te Aroha | ||
| 14:00 (NZST) |
| 30 August 2014 | Wanganui
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23-34 | Horowhenua-Kapiti
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Cooks Gardens, Wanganui | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 30 August 2014 | West Coast
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15-49 | South Canterbury
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Rugby Park, Greymouth | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 30 August 2014 | East Coast
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6-62 | Buller
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Whakarua Park, Ruatoria | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 30 August 2014 | North Otago
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43-34 | Poverty Bay
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Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
Round 3 edit
| 6 September 2014 | South Canterbury
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43-16 | Wairarapa Bush
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Fraser Park, Timaru | ||
| 13:30 (NZST) |
| 6 September 2014 | Thames Valley
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20-15 | Mid Canterbury
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Paeroa Domain, Paeroa | ||
| 14:00 (NZST) |
| 6 September 2014 | Wanganui
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20-15 | North Otago
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Cooks Gardens, Wanganui | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 6 September 2014 | Horowhenua-Kapiti
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37-10 | East Coast
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Horowhenua Community Trust Levin Domain, Levin | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 6 September 2014 | King Country
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29-53 | Buller
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Rugby Park, Te Kūiti | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 6 September 2014 | Poverty Bay
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29-20 | West Coast
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More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
Round 4 edit
| 13 September 2014 | Buller
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19-10 | South Canterbury
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Victoria Square, Westport | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 13 September 2014 | East Coast
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8-21 | Thames Valley
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Whakarua Park, Ruatoria | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 13 September 2014 | Mid Canterbury
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30-14 | Wanganui
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Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 13 September 2014 | North Otago
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14-17 | King Country
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Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 13 September 2014 | Wairarapa Bush
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10-23 | Poverty Bay
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Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 13 September 2014 | West Coast
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17-19 | Horowhenua-Kapiti
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Rugby Park, Greymouth | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
Round 5 edit
| 20 September 2014 | Thames Valley
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15-19 | North Otago
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Paeroa Domain, Paeroa | ||
| 14:00 (NZST) |
| 20 September 2014 | Wanganui
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44-7 | East Coast
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Cooks Gardens, Wanganui | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 20 September 2014 | Horowhenua-Kapiti
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12-9 | Wairarapa Bush
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Horowhenua Community Trust Levin Domain, Levin | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 20 September 2014 | King Country
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15-10 | West Coast
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Owen Delany Park, Taupo | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 20 September 2014 | Mid Canterbury
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19-29 | Buller
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Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 20 September 2014 | South Canterbury
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32-28 | Poverty Bay
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Fraser Park, Timaru | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
Round 6 edit
| 27 September 2014 | Buller
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19-12 | Horowhenua-Kapiti
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Victoria Square, Westport | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 27 September 2014 | East Coast
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12-67 | Mid Canterbury
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Whakarua Park, Ruatoria | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 27 September 2014 | Poverty Bay
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35-29 | King Country
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More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 27 September 2014 | North Otago
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22-19 | South Canterbury
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Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 27 September 2014 | Wairarapa Bush
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20-18 | Thames Valley
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Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton | ||
| 14:00 (NZST) |
| 27 September 2014 | West Coast
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23-17 | Wanganui
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Rugby Park, Greymouth | ||
| 13:00 (NZST) |
Round 7 edit
| 4 October 2014 | Buller
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29-24 | West Coast
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Victoria Square, Westport | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 4 October 2014 | East Coast
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7-34 | King Country
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Whakarua Park, Ruatoria | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 4 October 2014 | Horowhenua-Kapiti
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23-11 | South Canterbury
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Horowhenua Community Trust Levin Domain, Levin | ||
| 14:00 (NZST) |
| 4 October 2014 | Mid Canterbury
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28-7 | North Otago
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Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 4 October 2014 | Thames Valley
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9-17 | Poverty Bay
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Paeroa Domain, Paeroa | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 4 October 2014 | Wanganui
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38-24 | Wairarapa Bush
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Cooks Gardens, Wanganui | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
Round 8 edit
| 11 October 2014 | King Country
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30-29 | Wanganui
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Rugby Park, Te Kūiti | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 11 October 2014 | North Otago
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45-5 | East Coast
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Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 11 October 2014 | Poverty Bay
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13-13 | Horowhenua-Kapiti
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More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 11 October 2014 | South Canterbury
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7-24 | Mid Canterbury
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Fraser Park, Timaru | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 11 October 2014 | Wairarapa Bush
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36-49 | Buller
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Trust House Memorial Park, Masterton | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
| 11 October 2014 | West Coast
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27-22 | Thames Valley
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Rugby Park, Greymouth | ||
| 14:30 (NZST) |
Finals edit
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Semifinals edit
- Meads Cup
| 18 October 2014 | Buller
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22-15 | Horowhenua-Kapiti
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Victoria Square, Westport | ||
| TBC (NZST) |
| 18 October 2014 | Poverty Bay
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22-29 | Mid Canterbury
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More FM Rugby Park, Gisborne | ||
| TBC (NZST) |
- Lochore Cup
| 18 October 2014 | King Country
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6-37 | Wanganui
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Rugby Park, Te Kuiti | ||
| TBC (NZST) |
| 18 October 2014 | South Canterbury
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12-16 | North Otago
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Fraser Park, Timaru | ||
| TBC (NZST) |
Finals edit
- Meads Cup
| 25 October 2014 | Buller
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13-36 | Mid Canterbury
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Victoria Square, Westport | ||
| TBC (NZST) |
- Lochore Cup
| 26 October 2014 | North Otago
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12-14 | Wanganui
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Whitestone Contracting Stadium, Oamaru | ||
| TBC (NZST) |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Pink Batts Heartland Championship 2014 draw released". Heartland Championship. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "2013 Pink Batts Heartland Championship Media Guide". AllBlacks.com. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "First Ranfurly Shield matches confirmed for 2014" Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine. ITM Cup. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.